diff --git a/themes/wilma/templates/identity.ftl b/themes/wilma/templates/identity.ftl
index e285cd89..e9508c59 100644
--- a/themes/wilma/templates/identity.ftl
+++ b/themes/wilma/templates/identity.ftl
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
         <fieldset>
             <legend>Search form</legend>
             
-            <form id="search-form" action="${urls.search}" name="search" role="search"> 
+            <form id="search-form" action="${urls.search}" name="search" role="search" accept-charset="UTF-8" method="POST"> 
                 <div id="search-field">
                     <input type="text" name="querytext" class="search-vivo" value="${querytext!}" autocapitalize="off" />
                     <input type="submit" value="Search" class="search">